Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 9 January 2025.
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat, Ely and East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment, and we will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time or earlier, treating it faster, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system.
As we set out in our new plan for reforming elective care, we are committed to improving performance on cancer waiting times. Further details will be set out in a dedicated national cancer plan and the NHS’s annual operational planning guidance.
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